Weekend Potpourri (Sunday Afternoon Edition)

Broncos Calendar Release Party (Professional Cheerleader Blog)
View photos from last week's Denver Broncos Cheerleaders calendar release party!

This Year’s Pac-10 Coaches As South Park Characters. (Signal to Noise)
Dennis Erikson looks like he’s ready to knife someone, Ty Willingham looks angry yet depressed, Mike Bellotti went grey, Jeff Tedford still looks like a douche, Stoops is insane, and Dorrell looks ready to sh*t himself.

Upon Further Review: Madden '08 Ain't So Great (TGOWF)
Well, it's been about a week since I proclaimed the release of Madden 2008 to be an annual Holiday. And after careful consideration, several thumb blisters, a brick of Skoal, a few hangovers and about 100 some games played...I'm taking it all back.

Buy Michael Vick’s fishing boat on eBay (Sports Rumblings)
Nike pulled all of Michael Vick’s merchandise from their product line, and the chew toys officially suck now, but that doesn’t mean you can’t own any authentic Vick gear.

Who Knew Track and Field Was So Dangerous? (Epic Carnival)
First, we had a guy getting impaled by a javelin earlier this summer, now comes news of a car-wreck-style pileup at the World Championships yesterday during the Steeplechase event.

The Hottest Hoops Wife (#3) Goes to… (Clutch 3)
She must really dig a guy that can hit a jump shot, because Peja is really no prize.

Who is the Hottest Wife/Girlfriend in Sports? (Updated)

(Click here to go to the most current match-up.)

And we have yet another upset! The second round is going just the opposite of the first round where most of favorites won. In our latest duel, Cristiano Ronaldo's honey, (21) Gemma Atkinson, corner-kicked our #7 seed, wife of Michael Andretti, Jodi Ann Paterson to the curb.

The next two ladies to go one-on-one will be our #6 seed Lisa Dergan, wife of White Sox outfielder Scott Podsednik, versus our #23 seed Aleka Kamila, wife of NBA baller Peja Stojakovic. Who moves on to round three? That, my friend, is up to you!

What's this all about?

As we all know, athletes are notorious for the trim they pull. But who has done the best? We have taken it upon ourselves to find out, dammit. We chose 31 48 beauties (with the help of our fine readers) and seeded them according to our tastes. Argue with the seedings all you want in the comments section, but somebody had to do it. If you don't like it, change their rankings by simply voting for your faves as we go through the tourney.

The seeds:
1) Ingrid Vandebosch (Jeff Gordon) Advanced to Round Two.
2) Gisele Bundchen (Tom Brady) Advanced to Round Two.
3) Elin Nordegren (Tiger Woods) Advanced to Round Two.
4) Ashley Judd (Dario Franchitti) Advanced to Round Two.
5) Willa Ford (Mike Modano) Advanced to Round Two.
6) Lisa Dergan (Scott Podsednik) Advanced to Round Three.
7) Jodi Ann Paterson (Michael Andretti) [TKO] Rd. 2: #21 G. Atkinson 59% to 41%
8) Kim Kardashian (Reggie Bush) [TKO] Rd. 1: #41 C. Zucker 56% to 44%
9) Alicia Rickter (Mike Piazza) [TKO] Rd. 2: #19 J. Walcott 68% to 32%
10) Julia Tomko (Brett) [DEC] Rd. 2: #18 L. Cover 53% to 47%
11) Jennifer Scholle (James Blake) [DEC] Rd. 2: #17 C. DeCesare 51% to 49%
12) Carrie Underwood (Tony Romo) [TKO] Rd. 2: #16 E. Cuthbert 69% to 31%
13) Abigail Clancy (Peter Crouch) [TKO] Rd. 1: #36 L. Posada 59% to 41%
14) Bec Cartwright (Lleyton Hewitt) Advanced to Round Three.
15) Eva Longoria (Tony Parker) [DEC] Rd. 2: #14 B. Cartwright 51% to 49%
16) Elisha Cuthbert (Sean Avery) Advanced to Round Three.
17) Carmella DeCesare (Jeff Garcia) Advanced to Round Three.
18) Laura Cover (Aaron Boone) Advanced to Round Three.
19) Jennifer Walcott (Adam Archuleta) Advanced to Round Three.
20) Tamia Hill (Grant) [KO] Rd. 1: #29 A. Benson 78% to 22%
21) Gemma Atkinson (Cristiano Ronaldo) Advanced to Round Three.
22) Victoria Beckham (David) [DEC] Rd. 1: #27 C. Tweedy 54% to 46%
23) Aleka Kamila (Peja Stojakovic) [TKO] Rd. 2: #6 L. Dergan 66% to 34%
24) Angie Harmon (Jason Sehorn) [TKO] Rd. 1: #25 C. Cameron 59% to 41%
25) Candace Cameron (Valeri Bure) Advanced to Round Two.
26) Melanie Slade (Theo Walcott) [DEC] Rd. 1: #23 A. Kamila 52% to 48%
27) Cheryl Tweedy (Ashley Cole) Advanced to Round Two.
28) Pilar Sanders (Deion) [KO] Rd. 1: #21 D. Gamba 89% to 11%
29) Anna Benson (Kris) Advanced to Round Two.
30) Amy Mickelson (Phil) [KO] Rd. 1: #19 J. Walcott 82% to 18%
31) Danielle Lloyd (Teddy Sheringham) [DEC] Rd. 1: #18 L. Cover 51% to 49%
32) Lisa Guerrero (Scott Erickson) [KO] Rd. 1: #17 C. DeCesare 78% to 22%
33) Heather Mitts (A.J. Feeley) [KO] Rd. 1: #16 E. Cuthbert 80% to 20%
34) Yeliz Okur (Mehmet) [KO] Rd. 1: #15 E. Longoria 75% to 25%
35) Vanessa Bryant (Kobe) [DEC] Rd. 1: #14 B. Cartwright 52% to 48%
36) Laura Posada (Jorge) Advanced to Round Two.
37) Millie De La Hoya (Oscar) [TKO] Rd. 1: #12 C. Underwood 68% to 32%
38) Heather Dickau (Dan) [TKO] Rd. 1: #11 J. Scholle 62% to 38%
39) Gabrielle Reece (Laird Hamilton) [KO] Rd. 1: #10 J. Tomko 71% to 29%
40) Melissa Lima (Jose) [TKO] Rd. 1: #9 A. Rickter 59% to 41%
41) Carly Zucker (Joe Cole) Advanced to Round Two.
42) Pamela Anderson (David Binn) [KO] Rd. 1: #7 J. Paterson 70% to 30%
43) Sonya Toms (David) [KO] Rd. 1: #6 L. Dergan 84% to 16%
44) Cynthia Rodriguez (Alex) [KO] Rd. 1: #5 W. Ford 87% to 13%
45) Jenna Jameson (Tito Ortiz) [TKO] Rd. 1: #4 A. Judd 62% to 38%
46) Bridgette Wilson (Pete Sampras) [KO] Rd. 1: #3 E. Nordegren 72% to 28%
47) Jennie Finch (Casey Daigle) [TKO] Rd. 1: #2 G. Bundchen 58% to 42%
48) Elisabeth Hasselbeck (Tim) [KO] Rd. 1: #1 I. Vandebosch 70% to 30%

CURRENT MATCHUP
#6 Lisa Dergan (Scott Podsednik) vs. #23 Aleka Kamila ( Peja Stojakovic)
(Hint: If you want to see more of them, click on their link above or do a Google search on them. Fair warning though, some of these women's Google searches will be NSFW.)


Final Results (161 votes):
Lisa Dergan (Scott Podsednik) 66%
Aleka Kamila (Peja Stojakovic) 34%

(Click here to go to the most current match-up.)

Who is the Hottest Wife/Girlfriend in Sports? (Updated)

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One match-up down, many to go. In the first match-up, #17 seed Angie Harmon (Jason Sehorn) was taken down by #16 seed Candace Cameron (Valeri Bure). It started out as a dead heat, but in the last day or so, the former D.J. Tanner hit the afterburners and pulled away to a 58.6% to 41.4% margin of victory to advance to round two.

The next contest will see battle between #15 Aleka Kamila (Peja Stojakovic) and #18 Melanie Slade (Theo Walcott). Will the lower seed prevail again? That's up to you, fine reader.

What's this all about?

As we all know, athletes are notorious for the trim they pull. But who has done the best? We have taken it upon ourselves to find out, dammit. We chose 31 beauties and seeded them according to our tastes. Argue with the seedings all you want in the comments section, but somebody had to do it. If you don't like it, change their rankings by simply voting for your faves as we go through the tourney.

Why 31? It seems an odd number, doesn't it? Yes, it does. Since we knew there would be controversy over who we chose, we left the 32nd seed open and are going to let YOU decide who we left out. Just enter your choice in the comments and why we should have her as the winner of the "play-in game" and she'll make the tourney.

The seeds:

1) Ingrid Vandebosch (Jeff Gordon)
2) Gisele Bundchen (Tom Brady)
3) Elin Nordegren (Tiger Woods)
4) Veronica Varekova (Petr Nedved)
5) Ashley Judd (Dario Franchitti)
6) Bec Cartwright (Lleyton Hewitt)
7) Eva Longoria (Tony Parker)
8) Gia Allemand (Carl Pavano)
9) Carmella DeCesare (Jeff Garcia)
10) Laura Cover (Aaron Boone)
11) Jennifer Walcott (Adam Archuleta)
12) Tamia Hill (Grant)
13) Danielle Gamba (Nick Swisher)
14) Victoria Beckham (David)
15) Aleka Kamila (Peja Stojakovic)
16) Angie Harmon (Jason Sehorn) [Loss] Rd. 1: #17 C. Cameron 58.6% to 41.4%
17) Candace Cameron (Valeri Bure) Advanced to Round Two.
18) Melanie Slade (Theo Walcott)
19) Cheryl Tweedy (Ashley Cole)
20) Pilar Sanders (Deion)
21) Anna Benson (Kris)
22) Amy Mickelson (Phil)
23) Danielle Lloyd (Teddy Sheringham)
24) Lisa Guerrero (Scott Erickson)
25) Sheree Murphy (Harry Kewell)
26) Yeliz Okur (Mehmet)
27) Vanessa Bryant (Kobe)
28) Gabrielle Reece (Laird Hamilton)
29) Buffy Waltrip (Michael)
30) Bridgette Wilson (Pete Sampras)
31) Jennie Finch (Casey Daigle)
32) Write-in ________YOU TELL US!________


CURRENT MATCHUP
#15 Aleka Kamila (Peja Stojakovic) v. #18 Melanie Slade (Theo Walcott)



POLL CLOSED
Final Results (90 votes):
Aleka Kamila (Peja Stojakovic): 52.2%
Melanie Slade (Theo Walcott): 47.8%

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Don't forget to tell us who YOU want to be the #32 seed!
We're still compiling the responses!